Sassy Stampers - April 2025

Sassy Stampers camp in Berthoud, Colorado will be on April 5, 2025. This is a very fun camp and the gals all seem to enjoy it. Here is the card they will be making at my table:

The card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of Old Olive and then some Floral Delight designer series paper. I love this DSP! There are no patterns in it that I cannot use and I really like that. The image is from the Bright Borders stamp set and is punched out using the To the Point label punch. The sentiment is computer generated as is the card inside. Campers can choose four different sentiments for the front and three different sentiments for the inside as well as a blank insert.

This camp is super fun. Here is some more information about this camp:

I would strongly urge you to give this camp a try. 

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Crafters Retreat - March 2025

I was recently invited to attend a crafters retreat at a wonderful spot just outside Blackhawk, Colorado called the Golden Gate Getaway. The house is wonderful and the craft room is great! There were 12 of us and the entire weekend was full of laughter! We crafted, talked, shared our talents and played some fun games. It was wonderful and I ended up coming home with some great memories. Here is the card I made to share with my fellow crafters:

The card base is Basic Gray with a layer of Basic Black. I used a design from Botanical Textures designer series paper and added an insert of Basic Black layered with a Basic White piece on which I printed a sentiment. The image is from Mixed Florals and was colored using Stampin' Blends (Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue and Azure Afternoon) and then die cut using the Mixed Florals dies. I added some Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems and called it done. I worked my computer magic on the front sentiment, front image and the inside of the card. I don't remember much from my days as an IT person, but I do remember how to use my computer to get creative!

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Downline Meeting Swap - March 2025

As I've mentioned before, one of the gals from my camp is a Stampin' Up! demonstrator extraordinaire! She has a downline meeting monthly and invited me to join them. I really enjoy these meetings and come away so inspired! You can check out last month's card here. This is the card I made for this month's meeting:

The theme was fun fold cards. This card is a "Z" fold card. The card base is Old Olive and I used Floral Delight designer series paper. The image is from Spotlight on Nature and I also used the coordinating dies. I have a real problem with fun fold cards (I can't make them) but this fold is one that I can manage.

I went on a craft retreat recently and will post a photo of my card tomorrow so come back and visit!

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Downline Meeting Swap - February 2025

As mentioned previously, I attend a downline meeting/dinner sponsored by a very talented demonstrator named Terry Kaspari. Last month's card can be seen here, and this was my card for February's meeting:

The image is from (one of my absolute favorites) Mixed Florals stamp and coordinating die set and was colored using Stampin' Blends then scanned and printed. The sentiment is from a Paper Pumpkin set. I used the Soft Waves embossing folder on the Gorgeous Grape piece. The card base is Highland Heather with a layer of Peach Pie. The gals all outdid themselves with some really fun and ingenious swaps!

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Longmont Senior Center - February 24, 2025

Once a month I do a class at the Longmont Senior Center with a fellow teacher, Cathy Hansen. We offer a Christmas card every month which gives them a bit of a head start on this year's Christmas cards! This month was my month to design the Christmas card and here's what I came up with:

Additionally, there were some Real Red and White Adhesive Backed Peppermints to add to the front! The card base is Old Olive with a layer of Mossy Meadow. The dsp is from a pack of Christmas paper called Season of Green and Gold. The stamp is a Lily of the Valley digital stamp that I colored with Stampin' Blends and scanned. The inside has a basket of holly and a sentiment (also computer generated).

This is my second card:

I used one of the images from Mixed Florals stamp set that I had colored with Stampin' Blends and cut out with a die from Scalloped Contour dies. The dsp is from the Toadstool Gardens 6x6 set of paper and it is embossed with Botanical Swirls from Creative Expressions. The card base is Gorgeous Grape and then a layer of Peach Pie. The sentiments, both inside and outside. are computer generated. The front sentiment was punched with the Oval Punch and then layered onto a Scalloped Oval Gorgeous Grape punched piece.

This is a very popular class and fills up very quickly. You can register online at the Longmont Senior Center website.

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Stamp Camp North - March 8, 2025

Here is the card the campers will be making at my table:

The stamp is from a set called You Are Remarkable and I just love the images and sentiments in this set. I colored the flower using Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers) in Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Azure Afternoon and Highland Heather for the flowers and Granny Apple Green and Mint Macaron for the leaves. I then scanned the images in and edited them with my graphics program. I printed the flowers out on Basic White and then stamped the little dots from the stamp set in Gray Granite. The punch is the Everyday Label punch from Stampin' Up! I used my Scan n' Cut machine to cut slightly larger labels in Balmy Blue to use as a background to the Basic White label. The card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of Petal Pink. I added some Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins and called it done!

This is a super fun camp and this month is our semi-annual craft sale! I will be selling some retired designer series paper and also some retired stamps! Here is some more information about this fun activity:

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